Resources

Resources and Links

Vocab Ideas from www.readinglady.com

Choosing Which Words to Teach Presentation from the authors of Bringing Words to Life

Additional Resources from Bringing Words to Life

Infographic: 10 Principles for Effective Vocabulary Instruction

Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen

Building Academic Vocabulary by Robert Marzano and Debra Pickering

FREE RICE - Learn vocab that levels to your ability WHILE participating in a humanitarian effort!

Academic Vocabulary Resources

Quizlet - Study vocab, create your own flashcards and share them with your friends!

FlashCard Machine - Create your own FlashCards!

CueFlash - Online Flashcard Generator

Vocab Games (and other book related resources) from McDougal Littell

LD Online - Elaborating Vocabulary Instruction

Academic Vocabulary Website

PICTURE AND IMAGE RESOURCES

Animoto - Create "Movie Trailer" like short videos from your pictures, videos, and text!

xtraNORMAL - Create dramatic interpretations of vocabulary words using text. If you can type, then you can use this tool!

BIG HUGE LABS resources:

MOTIVATOR : Create your own "Motivational" Style posters using your vocab words!

TRADING CARDS : Create your own "Baseball" Style cards using words and images!

CUBE : Create a 3-dimensional cube of pictures or words to enhance vocabulary understanding! (Or for comparative analysis?)

LOTS OF OTHER TOOLS : From BigHugeLabs - many of which could be used for Vocab Instruction and Support!





Rev Up Your Lessons
Created by Angela Cunningham and published originally on her BLOG .

Tool	Description	More Information
Animoto	Create videos, complete with music & text, using your images. Videos can be embedded on websites & blogs.	Examples: New York Video
Glogster	Create interactive posters using text, photos, music, & videos. Glogs can be embedded on websites & blogs.	Examples: Huckleberry Finn Glog, Traci Blazosky’s Glogs For more information on using Glogster, watch the Getting Started with Glogster andGlogster Tutorial videos.
MyStudiyo	Make multimedia interactive quizzes. Quizzes can be embedded on websites & blogs.	Examples: US Citizenship Test Also Try: Quia, QuizEgg
Polldaddy	Create online surveys & polls. Polls can be embedded on websites & blogs.	Examples: Amendments Poll Also Try: Obsurvey
ScreenToaster	Record screencasts, tutorials, lectures, etc., then embed them on websites & blogs.	Also Try: Jing
StudyStack	Study & play with data as online flashcards, hangman games, crossword puzzles, matching, word searches, etc.Flashcards can be studied online, printed, exported to cell phones on iPods, or embedded on websites & blogs.	Examples: Geography Vocabulary Also Try: BrainFlips, Cobocards, Ediscio,Knowtes
TimeRime	Create multimedia timelines. Timelines can be embedded on websites & blogs.	Examples: US History Timeline Also Try: Capzles, Dipity, TimeGlider
TinyChat	Create a secure, temporary chat room.	Examples: Classroom Backchanneling Discussion Also Try: CoverItLive, Today’s Meet
Wallwisher	Build an online notice board using virtual Post-Its.	Examples: World War II Wall Also Try: Stixy
Wordle	Create a word cloud from the text you provide, giving greater prominence to words that appear most frequently. Wordles can be printed or embedded on websites and blogs.	Examples: Inaugural Addresses Wordles For more information on using Wordle, refer to 38 Interesting Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom.
Xtranormal	Create movies from the text you provide.	Examples: Classroom Examples

Created by Angela Cunningham, Bullitt Central High School, Shepherdsville, KY 40165







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